Longshadow was choking the girl and would have killed her.
So you murdered a higher life form for the sake of your pet? You broke an ancient and fundamental law. You decreased our numbers at a critical time in our history. Very bad. Very very bad.
Longshadow broke the law first. She was mine and he knew it. He would have killed her and fed from her!
Hello! Human! Irrelevant. Happens every day!
He was stealing from Eric.
EricYes, Magister. It's true. Longshadow was a thief and a liar. He was hurting my business.
The business part. That is a serious offense.
And it was the human who exposed Longshadow. Would you tell him, Eric?
Eric
The only reason the girl was there was because I called her.
Eric
To protect my wealth, yes. Magister, she is... valuable.
Humans exist to serve us. That is their only value.
There are those among us who think differently.
Do you question my authority? I am the magister. I was trained in the Inquisition and I am the adjudicator for every vampire territory in North America! As the humans say - the humans that you love more than your own kind - back your shit down!
Eric
Bill.
You haven't bored me. That works in your favor and you seem to be obedient to your sheriff.
Eric
For the most part... When it matters, yes he is.
The usual sentence is five years in a coffin, chained with silver. During which time your body will waste to leather and sticks, and you'll probably go insane. However, I'm feeling a bit... creative.
[at Fangtasia, about Jessica]
Eric
She's your punishment, not mine. What am I supposed to do with her?
Excuse me! I can hear you, mister rude! I wanna go to the bar. I wanna be one of those dancers. I'm hungry.
She won't listen to me! It will take more time than I have to teach her obedience.
I don't obey anybody! Those days are over.
Eric
Can't handle one little girl, Bill? New ones can be like this. Man up my friend. She's not even one night old.
Eric
[to Jessica] You want to stay with you maker, don't you?
No, he's a dick! Dick! Dick! Dick!... You're cute. Can I sit in your lap?
Eric
No.
Why? Nobody let's me have any fun. Fuckers!
Eric
[to Jessica] Sit down and shut up! Close the door. [turning to Bill] See, you have to be tough with them or they'll walk all over you.
I am well aware of that, but you can see how she is and there are urgent matters to which I must attend!
Eric
Sookie Stackhouse? Haven't you done enough for her?
If any harm were to come to her because of my absence, you would be...
Eric
[looks at Bill threateningly] What?
Without her helpful skills.
Let me out! I wanna do something bad!
I would be in your debt. I would return the favor.
Eric
Oh, yes you will. You most definitely will. Jessica!
You don't have to yell at me!
Eric
How would you like to learn how a real vampire feeds?
Eric
[to Bill] See? It's really quite easy.
[Jessica enters the room]
[Eric and Pam enter the room]
Eric
There are favors, and there are favors.
She is extremely annoying.
You can't do this! We had a deal!
Eric
Yeah, well now the terms have changed. She's yours. Unless you want to give me Sookie...
[Bill and Eric bare their fangs]
Eric
[Eric laughs] It's just a suggestion. [Eric retracts his fangs] Though a few nights with this one may change your mind.
[Eric begins to leave]
Eric
[in Swedish] O du ljuva frihet. (Oh sweet freedom)
[Pam laughs]
[to Sookie] Are you still angry about our fight? Sookie, none of that matters anymore.
You're right. I'm alive and in one piece. Unlike my friend Lafayette who Eric chained up like an animal and left to bleed to death.
You better not have known anything about this, Bill Compton. Because if you did, I don't think I could ever forgive you!
I have no idea what you're talking about.
Eric
[behind them] I imagine she's referring to the human in my basement... The human who traded sexual services with a vampire in order to sell his blood - which as you know is a grave offense.
[to Eric] His name is Lafayette and you ought to be ashamed of yourself for what you've done to him. [slaps him]
Eric
I'm glad you're feeling better and may I add that color suits you very well. [referring to her red shirt]
[holding her back] Sookie! Enough!
Oh it's not nearly enough. They've tortured him and bitten him and shot him and kept him down there in his own filth for weeks.
Eric
There are others who would have done far worse and you know it.
You're gonna let him go right now or I swear, I'm going to the police.
Eric
[angry, draws his fangs] I do not respond well to threats!... But perhaps we could come to some sort of arrangement.
[gasping, hurt] Am I dying?
No! She cannot die! You will save her!
LDr. Ludwig
Back off, vampire. Let me do my job!
Eric
Forgive him. Bill is abnormally attached to this human.
LDr. Ludwig
Well, we don't have a lot of choices. She's been poisoned. You ever heard of Komodo dragons? Their mouths are teeming with bacteria. After one has bitten you it will track you for hours, days just waiting for the toxins to slowly eat away at your nervous system. 'Til you're good and helpless. Then it will devour you alive.
I was... scratched by a dragon?
LDr. Ludwig
No, but this poison is similar but way more efficient. I don't think I've seen it before but it's hard to tell without further testing and we don't have that kind of time.
Why this allegiance to Godric?
Eric
He is much beloved by his subjects.
Only kings and queens have subjects Eric. Not Sheriffs.
Eric
Godric could have been king of Texas had he wanted. He could have been king of any vampire territory anywhere. He is twice as old as I am and very powerful. There are none above him in the new world.
Well if he's so powerful, how could they abduct him?
Eric
Now that is what worries me. If one such as he can be taken by humans, then none of us are safe.
SStan
You should have told me Eric hired a fuckin' human, Isabel.
[about Sookie] Respect her!
[to Stan] I couldn't tell you, Stan. You've been off on your own for days.
Eric
Are you certain Godric was abducted by the Fellowship of the Sun?
SStan
Yes! They're the only ones with the organization and man-power.
But they're amateurs. It doesn't make any sense. This is Godric we're talking about. Two-thousand years old.
SStan
Old don't make you smart.
Besides, there's no proof.
If they've got him, I'll hear it. That's my job.
SStan
There's no reason to wait. We need to take these fanatics down. Full out attack. Exterminate them like the vermin they are.
Hmm, vampire hating church annihilated. Wonder who did it? Fucking brilliant!
I doubt the king of Texas would approve of the destruction of our international political agenda.
SStan
Fuck that. The great revelation is the biggest mistake we ever made.
Don't use Godric to make your own little power play.
Eric
You are completely incompetent! What's happened to Godric that he surrounds himself with clowns?
We invited you as a courtesy. This is not your territory. You have no voice here.
SStan
Yeah, sheriff. Why don't you run back on down to Louisiana. We don't need you or your puppets.
Eric
I'm not going anywhere.
It's not a plan, it's a movie!
Why am I here, Mr. Northman?
Eric
We want the same thing, you and I. [she just looks at him] Okay, Bill has something I want and he's in the way.
Eric
She's something more than human.
Eric
That I do not know. Whatever it is, he loves her.
What makes you think I want him back? That I'd even take him back?
Eric
Because you didn't come all this way just to see me.
[annoyed] I haven't seen Bill Compton is over seventy years. Surely you can't think I have any pull over him, whatsoever.
Eric
I haven't seen my maker for much longer than that and yet, I am still loyal to him. Fiercely.
Shame I didn't turn you. Then again... you're not really my type.
Eric
[observing the compound, disdainfully] You've got to be joking me. 'This' is the Fellowship of the Sun? That's their army? Scared little boys with bibles and crossbows?
Don't underestimate them. Support for their movement is growing. Their leadership camps are over flowing with self righteous extremists, all willing and ready to die for their cause.
Eric
That can be arranged quite easily.
Not until we know for sure the Fellowship has Godric.
Eric
What about your boy Hugo? And Sookie? They've been in there too long.
There's no sign of alarm and if Hugo were in serious danger, I would know it. I felt something earlier but it passed. He's ok now.
Eric
Tell me, what is it you find so fulfilling about human campanionship?
They feel much more strongly than we do. Everything is urgent, exciting. Maybe because their lives are so temporary.
Eric
Yes, they certainly don't keep well. Do you find the prospect of him growing old, sickly and cripled somewhat repulsive?
No, I find it curious. Like a science experiment. How does Bill Compton feel about your interest in Sookie?
Eric
I'm not interested in Sookie and even less in how Bill Compton feels. My only interest is finding Godric.
Eric
[to Sookie about leaving the church] I could have you outta here in seconds.
Eric
The other humans wouldn't think twice about hurting us.
Why didn't you bring Bill with you?
Eric
His attachment to you is irrational. It clouds his judgment. He would kill every child in this church to save you.
Eric
I'm following Godric's orders and getting you out. That's all.
He's your maker, isn't he?
Eric
Don't use words you don't understand.
You have a lot of love for him.
Eric
Don't use words I don't understand.
[to Sookie as she sucks bullets from Eric] What are you doing?
[spitting out a bullet with blood] I sucked silver out of Eric's chest and saved his life, even though I really didn't want to.
Eric
[reclining on the floor]...She was superb.
Eric
A tiny falsehood.
He was already healing. The bullets would've pushed themselves out. This way he's... forced you to drink his blood.
You're connected. He'll be able to sense your emotions.
[to Eric] You big lying a-hole.
Eric
Bill, you're right. I believe I can sense her emotions. [Sookie smacks him in the chest and runs to Bill]...Sweet.
[to Eric] I'll never do anything for you again! Monster!
[to Sookie] It's not your fault.
Eric
I think I'm gonna cry.
NFNan Flanagan
Do you have any fucking idea of the PR mess you've made? And who has to fucking clean that up? Me, not you, Me. We should drain every one of you bastards.
Eric
Stan went to the church on his own. None of us knew anything about it.
NFNan Flanagan
Oh really? Because everyone who met Stan in the last three-hundred years knew that he had a kink about slaughtering humans. But you, his nest-mates, his sheriff has no clue.
And how were we supposed to know that this time he meant it?
NFNan Flanagan
Not my problem. [to Godric] Yours.
Eric
Don't talk to him that way.
NFNan Flanagan
[to Eric] Don't talk to me that way! [to Godric] Let's get to the point, sheriff. How'd they manage to abduct you?
They would've taken one of us sooner or later. I offered myself.
NFNan Flanagan
They wanted you to meet the sun and you were willing?
NFNan Flanagan
I think you're out of your mind and then I hear about a traitor?
Irrelevant. Only a rumor. I'll take full responsibility.
NFNan Flanagan
You bet your ass you will!
Eric
[running his hand down her arm, waking her as she turns to him] Finish your sentence.
Eric
You were telling me why you'd be a terrible vampire and I was disagreeing.
Well, I don't feel right without a tan. [Eric laughs] It's true, and I'd rather be alive than undead. And then y'all are always killin'.
Eric
You've killed a man.
That was for self defense, not for lunch.
Eric
Oh, you'd adapt. Like we all do. Trade the sun for the moon and stars.
Uh uh. Not me. I want 'em all.
Eric
[smiling] Ooh, greedy.
Eric
I love it. [kissing her hand] You have the right temperament for a vampire.
Why? I'm high maintenance, blood thirsty, and old as dirt?
Eric
Ahh, blood thirsty, yeah.
Eric
Everybody thinks you're a darling, don't they?
Eric
Yeah, but you're ruthless when it comes to the people you love. You'd do anything for them. [kissing her] Your brother, your friends... me.
[pulling away] Bill? Where's Bill?
[from the shadows] What do you care? You've already abandoned him.
Eric
[pulling her back] I used to think you had no sense of humor.
I used to think you were made of cold, hard stone and empty inside.
Eric
And now?
You're a big faker. You're deep. You feel. There's love in you.
Eric
Only for Sookie. [kissing her]
[to Sookie] You don't want Bill. He means nothing to you.
Eric
[pulling her to him] ... This is the beginning. [kissing her passionately]
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